dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pupil; student; schoolchild
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the front; honest; upright; decent
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
why; how; for what reason
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; like that; that sort of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
how much; how many; to what extent
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence